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- ↑ "2015-16 North Dakota Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Bill Selman Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
- ↑ Canada Confident of win over Italy: The Ottawa Citizen, April 21, 1982, page 35
- ↑ "Former Lakers coach Bill Selman named Hobey Baker "Legend of College Hockey"". Lake Superior State Athletics. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "2013-14 Lake Superior State Lakers Media Guide 28-46" (PDF). Lake Superior State Lakers. Retrieved 2014-07-05.